Local Missions: (see Mission Service Projects in photo albums): Missions of the Month for 2023 * January: Wayne Pregnancy Center Our January "Mission of the Month" is to support the Wayne Pregnancy Center. As we did last year, the church has purchased 25 quality diaper bags. We're asking our members to supply the baby items we need to fill the bags. * February: Missionary Cole Morganti We're supporting Cole Morganti. You may remember he's been called as a missionary to the Mormons in Salt Lake City. Cole serves through a wonderful ministry called Ratio Christi. Missions of the Month for 2022 * January: Wayne Pregnancy Center We collected newborn supplies and diaper bags for use by the Wayne Pregnancy Center for the young mothers they serve. * February/March: 4 Day Movement's 4 Dollar Challenge Pastor DJ's prayer is to reach 100,000 people through social media who will give $4 each! Funding will be used to:
Feed people with Food with Favor Boxes; Provide short-term shelter in a hotel room; and Finance the Legacy housing for displaced persons. How we can help:
Pray; Share the cause on social media; Contact four people in person; and Donate $4. We may use Cash App ($4daymovement), Venmo (@fourdaymovement), Paypal (link on website), 4Day website (www.4daymovement.org), or mail a check to The 4 Day Movement, 2822 Cashwell Dr. Box #146, Goldsboro, NC 27534. * April: Ukraine Assistance Congregation made donations out to our Church and our church will send the funds to the EPC in Poland where they are assisting with the Ukrainians that have migrated there. * June: Young Life Make your contribution to Cornerstone and designate Young Life... over $4,300 raised. * July: Christmas in July Support Samaritan's Purse "Operations Christmas Child" through the filling of plastic containers. "Dolls in Mission" program to make dolls to insert in the boxes. * September: Food supplies for 4-Day Movement We're asking for grocery donations to fill 4 Day food boxes. Please bring:bread, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, noodles, Ramen noodles, canned vegetables or fruit, canned chili or meat, mac n cheese, and bottled water. Please bring sizes that will easily fit in their boxes - not large industrial sized containers. Thank you! Missions of the Month for 2021 * January: Wayne Pregnancy Center We collected supplies and filled 20 diaper bags for the Wayne Pregnancy Center. * May: Kwetu Faraja Raised money for Kwetu Faraja towards funding a bus to transport children to their newly accredited school. This will help the school become financially self-sufficient. * June: John & Austin Baker Our June Mission of the Month is to support John and Austin Baker (Jeffries) as they raise support to be missionaries to the college students at NC State over the next two years. They will be serving through Summit College program and need to raise their entire financial support. Please pray for them, share this ministry with others, and consider offering financial help. You can send a check to Cornerstone or support them directly. Thank you! * August: Scott, Ellen and Children This lovely family has been commissioned by the EPC to work as missionaries in a far away country to bring Christ to non-Christians. Last names and country not mentioned due to restrictions. We will pray for them and give generously toward this wonderful and much needed ministry. * October: Community Soup Kitchen Since there will not be a Chili Cookoff this year the Community Soup Kitchen will need our financial support. Please support this much needed community service with your gifts. * November: "Heart and Soul" - Joe Woodard ministry We want to pray for Joe's ministry and support him financially along with providing $5 food coupons in an envelope with a message of hope for homeless people. International Missions: Kwetu Faraja:
Compassion in Jesus' Name:
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